Kamau is a male name of
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It is primarily a masculine name in the Kikuyu, belonging to the Bantu group who migrated from the Congo region. The name was given to a group of young men who went through initiation together. The group was called Rika. The initiation process involved circumcision, training and mentoring to help transition from childhood to manhood. The young men in the group would take up their initiation group's name as a given name (Ritwa ria Rika) as a form of association, but would still keep their original name. Thus the man's original name may be Wambugu, but he may choose to use his Rika name Kamau. As a result, men usually had two or three names (Given/birth name, Initiation name and Nickname).
Though the tradition is not practiced, the name is passed on through the naming system in a family from the ancestor who had received the name through the initiation to the next generation. As a result it is now used as a birth/given name inherited from a relative and to many it has become a family name.
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Bruce Kamau
Bruce Kamau (born 28 March 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Greek Super League club OFI. Born in Kenya, Kamau is a youth international for Australia.
Early life
Born in Kenya, Kamau moved to Australia aged 4. He at ...
, Kenyan-born Australian footballer
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Gibson Kamau Kuria
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Early education
Kuria started his formal education at Mahig ...
, lawyer and human rights activist
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Daniel Kamau, Kenyan writer
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Ian Kamau
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Canadian
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hip hop and spoken word artist
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James Maina Kamau
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Nairobi County
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Jamleck Irungu Kamau
Jamleck Irungu Kamau, also known as "Kabisa Kabisa" (born on 10 May 1965), was a Member of parliament, Member of Parliament (MP) from 2007 to 2017 representing Kigumo Constituency, a sub-county in Muranga County, Murang'a County, Central Kenya. ...
, Kenyan politician from
Murang'a County
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Johnstone Kamau Ngengi, birth name of
Jomo Kenyatta
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, first Kenya president.
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Kamau Brathwaite
The Honourable Edward Kamau Brathwaite, CHB (; 11 May 1930 – 4 February 2020), was a Barbadian poet and academic, widely considered one of the major voices in the Caribbean literary canon.Staff (2011)"Kamau Brathwaite." New York University, D ...
, poet and writer from Barbados
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KAMAUU, American singer and rapper
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Michael Kamau
Michael Kamau (born 1958) is a Kenyan civil servant who was nominated by President Uhuru Kenyatta as Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure on 25 April 2013. He was suspended from the Cabinet on 28 March 2015 on allegations of cor ...
, Kenyan cabinet secretary for Transport and Infrastructure
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W. Kamau Bell
Walter Kamau Bell (born January 26, 1973) is an American stand-up comic and television host. He has hosted the CNN series ''United Shades of America'' since 2016, and hosted FXX television series '' Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell'' from 2012 ...
, American stand-up comic
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Kamau Nkenge, American born radiology professional.
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Kenyan names
Bantu-language surnames